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Most landscape painters will be tempted to paint a sunset at some time. One thing I tell my students is to make sure the do not just use black (I don’t actually use any black) for the very dark silhoutted shapes. I liven them with an underpainting of the brightest hues in the painting, then I bring in the darks mixed from the darkest pigments on the palette. I usually “mix” as much on the painting surface as on the palette to keep some life in the darks too. This view of Chasm Creek also had a few buildings within the dark area. This was good as it gave some relief. This painting is all about the light.